2 t- THE COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBURG, PA. . ixjvju.Aiii 11 AMI au, , nwucis was thinking. A let r my in Dtvf lap, and bw correspond ner son-not the baronet, bu W8 brother Bertie- who bad wrlttei w nay mat he meant to run down t her the same afternoon She knew what he wan com I fir f perfectly well. Rumors of his Infatun tlon had already reached her. He wai coming 10 ten nor that he wns engnge to marry Miss Daisy Dornton, whi aug for a couple of weeks In the cho rus or tne Coronet theatre. Lady WhI cbels groaned, and her lips were purse " uuuuyance, . iour Drotner Is an Idiot, Philip,' narpiy to a young man wh entered the room a moment later. "Hi Is the worst kind of an ldlot-for hi u, not oniy ltuoue, but he Is pla bended." Sir Philip WhlcheU twirled his mous lucne anu grinned. "Has the climax arrived?" ho asked "What Is the matter?" "Hurtle will be with us today. ir wants to see me on 'a matter of Im 4n""lul"' AU matter is, of courso thut he 1ms proposed to that cventur uu uus iM-en necepted, and now ho ti coming to try and win my consent." "Well," said the baronet, "and shal vein 1 , 1 rr-i . ?7 "' wy sne is a vorj ladylike girl, thoroughly respectable, live with her mother, and that sort ol imuK. nor ratner, I think, kept a use urapory shop In Bermondney Bertie might easily hare done worso, i .n-uig overouraened with brains. uu ueeu not joke," said tin mumer; "it is not a Joking matter nuve you ever seen tho girl?" - oumxwe i nave seen her on tin stage, but her name does not flguro on mo program, and I can't Identify her one is simply one of a crowd of dam . no troop on and off in a pow, have never seen hor outsldo tlw thuu, ire, n mat is what you moan," "That In what I did mean. Bo bei father was a linen draper, tuid Uertlc wishes to make her his wife. Hwilly this Is horrlblel It only remains foi you to fall In love with n barmaid, Philip, to complete my happinnw," "Oh, I?" said Philip. -I'm uot g marrying man, mother." "AdvUo me, rhlllp, how to bring thli ninny to his senses." "I'm ssre I don't know whnt yof can do," repllod Kir I'hlllp. "if ytH. 4 bully him he'll marry Uer tomorrow, l , j mm, no il try to bully you, l don t see what you can do, upon mj ouui. ii is a cm-ao-sao." Tho lady, however, was not deposed u.ie.n so easily. U was Ui! oclook, and Bertlo might bo exported reached Three-gate. Bt four-flfiwa She had six hours for meditation, C - aa ,aea might occur to hoy, i iay on tno table besitUi Iwr u . ; r Rnr Blaring nt the lawn with puckered brows. The bar g out to soa uls Cos, Tro ently my lady uttered an exclamation, and sent a servant to fetch him, . u : nK,lla "l uv ft tioH impossible. There crtn be 9 about that. It Is only uoecJary te make Bertlo e.o it,'1 Philip had boon amusing nimstdf out. side, and did uot rejl, Imvina bea brought la so uiauwrUy, so he marked shortly: no"iT?,ralJ0 Brtl " t ' 0,0 gl. nal difficulty, is it not?" "I know that!" impatiently; "but I know also how to do it now. Hho lu course, awkward and Ignorant as she xuour or tne rootllshts on lmr, and in iwigings whero sha lives ftow we shall see hor horn, t i- vito her down to stay with us, and nk rnZ T0 moot bor' nt,rtlo in "'""umi"i di no is as enltlvo .. a uzon solecisms, and h "r.ulil rldloLUntf iur, lie " "".iious to croak this ttn- o.ni-iiu!iii as i am," 'TIt. T. HI . - . .. TO ,x'en tt ulplomatlat, ! lo i ,i ..... .o buuii, mn i uy- said Lady WhI w.e,B compwocnUy. "I foit that thoro must be a way out. and now I've follU( 'J'1""" Mother will bo raU,t astonIs.ied by my reoepilon of his now. miernoon. So the vexed question Imlng sttlod "7" nna went to lunnheon. Bertie arrived at the hour expected ' w astonisliel nt h!s mothers demeanor. lie ild looked ranees, inreats and tonrs, and been doggedly prepared for nil. . wi iiieBo no wan mot Biuiiuo ana corauulty. Ho understand It. J.'lMU!ih!?ird sonicthln "f the mat tor, said tho mother. wU, it iH .U.CU,-.- ,voa a iinen arapor, 1 hear, nnrt i ... ..... ' "'"ii . ...u,-r i (juito a rospoctablo person, who lives In, or lts, lodgluiM" '" "v m apnrtmouu, yes" said Bertie. "But-or-sho is lag. I am sure you can trust iuv tante," ' "Emphatically I can, and I am not going to be so absurd us to raise ttuy objections, my dear boy. You want Q marry SIlss Dornton marry hc, You have my full and freo cousout, 'and I should like to bo Introduced to her When am I to see her?" "I-I really don't know," stammered the boy; "whenever you Uko," The auestlon was so entirely unex. pected that he was almost upeoohless, "Well, the best way would bo to ask bor down here for two or throo woeks. Can she como, do you think?" "It could bo arranged oil, yes. Bho is at th theatre every night, but I want her to leave the atage, and oh, yes, sue couta come as soon as please." "Then I will write and mk i,n. the first of next month," aald my lady conclusively. "And now you must to) me all about lt-how nice she Is, hov pretty, and nobody ever loved a girl madly botfore In all the world." Lady Whlchels dispatched ha charming letter to her prosjUw daughter-in-law on the morrow, and oi the day after came the answer, thank mg Bertie's mother for her klndnesi and eladly accepting the invitation. The compnny, sipping tea and nib bllng cakes, struggled to hide their cu rtoslty and impatience. Then then was the sound of an arrival, and th. guests fixed their eager eyes on tin door. As It opened Miss Dornton cami In and advanced to be presented to thi hostess. Lady Whlchels started, and the bar owet's eyebrows went up. Nothinj could have been in better taste thai the manner of the girl who crossed thi big room under an ordeni hu fi..i. have shaken tho composure of a Boeletj belle of half a dozen seasons. Her cos tume was perfect, and her words wen all that the most fastlilinna mni.i desired. She was not pretty, but beat tlful, tho most beautiful girl present Tho fact could not be disguised; li Miss Dornton's first appearance was t be taken as typical of hr. r.nrtv vii chel's plot had failed. That night nui-u bub sat in ner dress nir nm h fore the lire talklnc to her f Avnrito the mother came nearer crying thai she had done for years. "Sho isn't vulgar at all. rhilln .h. nioaued disconsolately: "she Is nr.. sussing and really good style. When does she get It from the rDMi,t., . a llueu draper? It is awful! They im ltate our clothes, these Deonle. nnrt very phrases; and now they even mnn age to aeaulre our style. Nothing li k'ft us nothing!" "She Is a very charmlnc? ciri the baronet; "that Is the truth. Whrn ou earth she saw In Rertln (mat. For ten days Bertie hn1 less sure of himself than he' had rtnn f)ltvr.ott . . . . . . ""'""' me nreatn of life tc him, and, with the course of true lov running perfectly smooth, he bee.nn ask himself whether It were trim lv after all. In the meantime the hnrnrw Impression of his brother' flnno i,j " ".v-v; uni, uriu more tnnn conflrmed. and. flekl uii i ne you lie lnrlv'a QUAINT MRS. YANG. part as it maj look, she appeared to find more plea uro In Philip's society than In Bertie's she with could uot you eu, one night when the brother " logetner in the amnbin. ! roo'n, the younger man nnlwu.nrt, 1. I . 1 M .... ' " i..u.e,i. rte told the baronot that hii pngngement had been a mistake, and he wished to goodness that ho hoc ". uiunnerea into It Sir Fhllin who had been mixing himself a whls key and soda, dropped the glass, whlct shivered Into fifty pieces In the Abbots ford stove. As a man ut given tc dropping things, the accident was note worthy, aud suggested that his nerves were not properly under control "You have treated the girl damned badly!" he said, sharply. ue'i0U tu'uk that I ought to marry "I think that you Oil irll t n 1 tn Viott4- asked her If you weren't sure of your self. What are von piini avi I am going to jilt her." nnM Rti sulkily. "That's what I nm J do-naud I don't fancy It will break hei beart, either. I don't believe she ilk,. "i as mucn as she did, Philip." "A good thing for her, if doesn't!" opined the otlier. It was ou the raorninir of tim n., uny out one that Sir Philip, Who hod ieii tne previous afternoon In Lon uiaiui-ueu ins mother's repose iu the fashion alluded to. He told her iimi ue was going to be married. Lady u.Lua nruppexi in a dressing gown, .in.-uen ui nun witn ashen cheeks jmihs) ijornton, mother. Bertie juieu ner, and I projiosed yester 1 uo t supiKwe you'll be pleased, uc . llw uiceBi gin I ever met in auu t mean to make her 'Ladv Wlilchels.' " ' "Bertie has Jilted her!" gasped the iuuw. -a mi you you " "V... . cvuu ij ast mouth I scoffed: tiuJ. i-eriinps it Is a Judgment on me. Perhaps It Is a Judgment on you for plotting her downfall as you did. I certnhily should not have had iwonuuiry or falling in love with hw if you htidu't. Anyhow, I worship eugnged." Aud, what Is more, ho inn,Ti...i a fact from which an interesting moral may be drawn by ladles who r they have abilities for diplomacy Tht deposed dowager never forgave him nor herself, and when sh 7-Mti,.,.to i. it was all entirely due to her own bril- " . , DU l(eiM T ll.ru eenain emotions n-hl,.li !. 11., i , T.uunjf luaueijuaie to convey Notowurthy Ailvlve. "Puy as you go, William." said th grocery man to his usslstant. it'a good motto." "Yes, sir." "And, by-thu-way, you needn't both. er so much about Mr. Jayklns. He al- wuj-s pays cusii, aud when i, ti,(lu anything he knows he can't tret hi T f u ,tK- "t ho very cnreful about Mr. juykiiiM. Sue that ho of everything. Ho owes us $27" Washlngton Star. are ;unge Is THE WIFE OF THE CHINESE MIN ISTER AT WASHINGTON. t'nllk other Reprcaantatlve'i Wlrei fron China 8b Accompanist Fcr Huihan to Official Function, Alto Attend In formal Gathering. No woman In Washington attract! mure nueniion tnnn or appeals s much to tho curiosity of the ordlnarj observer as Madame Yang, the wlf of the Chinese minister. With hei quaint appearance and native dress she suggests a clrlllfatlon as wldelj differont from our own as it Is posslbb to Imagine. She Is a bit of Oriental col oring and personality amidst our tuod ern lights and shades. When the present Envoy Extrnordln nry and Minister Plenipotentiary, Mr Yang Yu, first came to this country It was said that he had more advanced Ideas uion the political and social ques tions of tho day than any of bis predo I cessors. Mr. Yang is as progressive Ic his Ideas as LI Hung-Chang, whom General Grant called "the Bismarck ol China," and the late Chinese niiulstoi to London, the Marquis Tseng. Fol lowing the precedent of the last-men- tloned official, Mr. Yang has Intro duced a number of Innovations whlcb were unknown at the legation liefore his coining. Ills family were the first to occupy the new and Imposing house leased by the Chinese government out ou Colum bia Heights, over which the loug yel low tlag of China, with the black dragon, floats. The social gayetles of the Washing ton season were nt their height when the new minister and his family were first Installed as residents. The first appearance In public of the uew repre sentative from China was nt a state dinner given to the diplomatic corns al the White House early In Janunry 1S03. Ou the occasion a brilliant assemblage of foreigners had gathered In the Kasl .... xiooin, wuere dinner guests are re ceived by the President and the first lady of the land. When the Chinese minister was an nounced he entered the room not alone, ns had been the Invariable custom t his predecessors, but nccompauled by his wife, who was announced ns "Mrs. Yung." The demure little woman, who followed her husband after the subser vient fashon of her countrywoman, stood nbashed In the presence of so many strangers, until she was rens-sui-ed by the cordial and kindly greet ing of Mrs. Cleveland, who advanced to meet her. This was the first time In nil our diplomatic relations with China that the wife of a minister from that country had appeared with him nt an olliclal entertainment nt the White House, but Madam Yang Is entitled by virtue of her rank to nccompnny her husband upon occasions of this kind. Since the residence of the family In Washington, Madame Yang has been seen very frequently nt ofilcial func tions; and not only nt these, for many of ,the residents of the city have In vited her ns guest to more Informal gatherings. Xotwlthstandng tho fact that the minister and his family have become more or less, known here, there is still a very decided code of etiquette main tained nt the legntion, and those who cnu there must do so by previous ap IKilntment. These npjiointments are made through one of the secretaries, Mr. Sze or Mr. Chung. Both of these attaches are exceedingly well edu cated, and very proficient In the use of our lnngunge. Their replies to notes of request are remarkably correct, as well writteu and expressed as though the writers were of native birth. Their stationery, of heavy linen paper, is stamped at the top, In red embossed letters, CHINESE LEGATION WASHINGTON. Even the most casual visit to the le gation Is always Invested with a great degree of ceremony. The interpreter outers tho room first. There nro sev eral attaches who act In this capacity. They are bright and well educated young men, as different from the ordi nary lalxring-elasses by which Ameri cans are apt to Judge the Chinese as possible. The governing and better classes of the Chinese are descendants of the Mnnchu Tartars. Tho Emperor Is a Mauchu, and belongs to the Tartar dynasty, which, with Its soldiers, took jioKsosslon of the country two or inree centuries ago. Tho family of the minister are from the best and most Intelligent of the moodIp of North China. They are bright anil spontaneous, nnd revere knowledge. The entire family, Madame Ynnz ami her children Included, are studying our language. One or two of tho officials attend the high school In their dis trict, aud take private Instruction be sides. Harper's Bnzar. Fainting Spells and Dizziness ! Follow La Grippe, WE HEAR LESS ABOUT THIS DISEASE THAN FOR I MERLY, BUT IT IS STILL VERY PREVALENT. Fine Vom M Stu Era, Qretntburf, Jhd. A noteworthy IntUne of th fallibility of Tea the moil skillful pbvaiciani h furnlihtd la the eue of Mr. J, Z. Smith, of Greens bupf, Ind. Par four year Mm. Smith wai afflicted with a nervoui afftotlon that finally left her aloioat completely helples and which the rbynlciaa who flrrt aftendfd her laid poii flrclr could not be cured. Subiequentlj, a number of phytlciana in this and other citie, declared her eate to be hoptltn. To-day In spit of the verdict of the doc tor, and without their aid, Urs. Smith I perfectly well. To a JVeu ra reporter bc told the itoryefher eitraordinary recovery. "Five jours aga I bad a icrere attack of ja grippe, followed later by another. Dor- ing tne be cured. Different ehrnloiant In Oreei. burg and other eltle who attended me, agreed that my cu wa hopale. For three jean 1 lingered in niiaery, trying different doctor and remtdirs, but nan did roe any notice able good. Finally my drnrriit auviaed ma to try Dr. Williama' Pink l'illa for Pale People, which wai so highly recommended four yeara following, my health finally I until wa grippo." aia Mrs, no about for awhile. continued to decline, hardly able to more. "After having tho Smith, " I wa able to and to do tome work. Kut in a aliort time after th second attack. 1 btgan to experi ence nervousness, and often had fiilnting f pells, my trouble being similar to hysterics. I gradually grew worse, and in a short while I became lubject to such spell of nervousness that I could do no work, being scarcely able to movo about the house. I could not sleep and oould not ent. I would lie awake nights, my muscles twitching con tinuously Jiy physician called it nervous ness of the throat and breast, and after treat ing me for several months said that mr case or any case like mine positively cuukl uot them, thinking that If they did me no good death mieht soon sire me relief. The first dose holped me, and with every dose I im- 'roved. 1 toot about three boies and a alf and was completely cured. s Tou ate ue to-day. ecrfectlv healthy and able to do all my own work." Dr. Williams' rink Pills ire on unfailing specific for sueh diseases as locomotor alalia, partial psralysia, Ht. Vitus' dance, sciatica, neuralgia, rheumatism, nervoua httuiachc, the after eilcrt of la grippe, palpitation of the heart, pale and sallow complexions, that tired feeling resulting from nervous prostration, all disease resulting from vitiated humors in the blood, such as scrofula, chronlo erysipelas. etn. They are also a specific, for troubles pe culiar to females, such as suppression, ir regularities and all forms of weakness. In men thoy effect a radical euro in all easel arisins from mental worrv. overwork or ex cesses of whatever nature. i hesi mils are manufactured liv the Dr. WilHams' Medicine Company, Schenectady, N. V.. aod are sold onlv In boxes lcnHnu thn firm's trade-mark and wrapper at 80 oents a box or six boxes for S2.60. anil are nmf nU in bulk. They may be had of all drucrist. PHOTO GRAPHS an CRAYONS McKillip Bros Bloomsburg. The t best the cheapest. are THE MARKETS, BLOOMSBURG MARKETS. OOBRIOTID Wlla-LT. MTAII, ilciii Butter per lb j Eccs per dozen Lard per lb t Ham per pound Pork, whole, per pound Beef, quarter, per pound vvneat per Dushel. Oats " " Rve? j - - Wheat flour per bbl. lo$u Qandv cathartic NSCURECOHSTIPATIOH I I " H i - nHP eWJT' mm? tt.rOTrW4tf ALL nnAvnnn.n i will a VKUUU U 3 aVOOULUlCiLl UUAKAM EED ","of nstlptl0B. rasesret. are th Ideal l.. Jeand booklet free. art. KTKHMXI (VvhY ,', PrM,:LP'-"L.?"r J"' ,l",,,',,,:"u!l- "M lia '""Vl':"--' . " "r inrs. S1T.1 Hay per ton Potatoes per bushel, l urnips " " Oninna Sweet potatoes per peck. . . .I i allow per ID Shoulder " " Side meat " " Vinegar, per qt Dried apples per lb Dried cherries, pitted! Raspberries H Cow Hides per lb ' Steer II li " CalfSkin 7.7' f Sheep pelts Shelled corn per bus Corn meal, cwt , Bran, " Chop " Middlinc- 0 Chickens per lb new.... " " old.....'.'.' Turkeys " ueese " Ducks " " i.;i ij 75 & .it .ol ,n .11 17E HAVE NO AGENTS mh rf. V but have Bold dlnvt In tha consumer for 24 Tears, al nuuiouH prices, savins them the aealtrs' uroT fur exaiuustlon b ura saie. livery thing warranted. - lUO MtTlM nf far. rtwtue, Du styles of liar. no; TopftuKgiessslow . Spring Wagons. COAL. No. 6, delivered J " 4 and s " , h "6atyard i. " 4 and s at yarrl 3d .su. -ir. ....."rr T7 wagons. - ELKHART caiiAM am nri vi, n. a. rmi r, , ELKIIABT, IKO. v - 1 ns waning tonsenratory of Caai. Fabltin, Director. TilflRI T . .J, "The best is, aye, the cheapest." avuiu imitations of and substi tutes for r2 or Prmjiecta giving full information. Fsavic W. IIai.s, General Manar mm A6KP0RTHE B95KLET ONUQfTT" AND Ban) CrVE5BE5TL'GBTIN THE WWB!im&n. FOR SALE BY - IgE ATLANTIC REFINING CO. NEW DINING ROOHS. A LARGE anH U..11 f,,r;.i,.i,i;,,i,,n rrVJI second floor of 'his HARRY AURAKD,", taurant. Meals will be served at the regiii ilmini; hours fur ?Ro. on, I ii.v , nn nlsoh olilained at any lime. The table will be sup plied with the delicacies of the season si the service will h nr, Entrance bv isor hetwee'i Erstanrant IS Halfaiera's erccerj store. Backache cured ETterl Km: Putter Human Ignorance. I'laul Near tho He. Plants that irrow iit?ar th i, thicker loaves than those srowlug- In land. Apparently the uea salt lu th tauue of this phenomenon, as plants luiuvuicu 10 artinc-lally-salted yteW thicker leaves. soil An Appreciative) Maiden. "Belinda, how do you treat a stuniri uan who admires you?" "Ueally, I don't know: when A. niton admires mo I never do myself the In justice to consider him stupid." Chi cago Record. War QttliK Out liiio. "It won't be Iouk," unld the thonirht. ful man, "before nil possibility of war among civilized nations will vanish forever." "I quite agree with you," returned the member of the peace comuilxsion, grasping his hand and shaking it warmly. "We have unquestionably done noble work." iou: exclaimed the thoughtful mau. "What have you done?" "Not very much personally, perhaps hut as a member of the peace-corn mis' slou" "Peace commission nothing," Inter rupted the thoughtful man. "The th'ng that is going to end all war Is the fact that they have reached that polut In tho construction of mammoth cannon uero a new national debt Is created every time ouo Is dIscharged."-Chlca. ffo Post. The conductor of a train running between Washington and Philadelphia is quoted as telling a story which " l"c 1'uiiui possibilities of 'Bnorance tiiat still exist, despite the schools that are scattered so thick- v uvt-i uu parts ot the countrv. nn,l the migratory habits of a majority of .w u.iittmiams, "Ull HIV last tHD " ,,uuuur, "i iounu a younc b. , lllc lraln wn0j wtlen J "i.iuaciicu, nurriedly untied ont corner of her handkerchief .mri sented money to pay her fire to I'hila- c. juia. 1 counted it out, and she had just enough. When I told her "ice was no cnange, she beuan nu oitiu sne nacl come to from Charleston and wanted to go to Easton, 1 a. She said she knew no one in left P and she had no money "I felt sorry for her, and when we arrived at Philadelphia I took her up to the ticket Receiver to see if he could pass her on to Easton. He was a little skeptical and questioned her closely. She said she had paid her fare on the train all the time, and the receiver asked her why she hadn't bought a ticket at Charleston. She ST 1(1 cha 1 ..... . . thT ""X "au:. 'nereis it?' asked .ewer. -nere it s,' she ren'ied Untvintr o,u a'-cjico, kerch ,.f t ner ot her I,and- 200Cdhn' ,?.h.8b, in P.cV irom Charleston to Easton, and hadn't been uunrh.A once, i he ticket was redeem,, rMf-sftaKer aC,. r"u?"La llclcet for Easton." Teai the tiVlei -f L . cannot turn back " j. 11c iumir,,i r.. now'c i;,i i.m, . "u r ur. An- nausea, coateH V ,luautV banish pain afte?1" ; 0"81. brash, "ever gripe. op - X.. ''uacne' cents. c,.i 1 t . . 7T'V ' 'cas,an"y. 10 uy , A Klejn James M. Wall - . Farmers' National t"'! ' the mouth, a. niMH;.i :z Vl x?vs- alse return, tn bny 10 makln8 .l .. . uovernmnni -".iv.iii.iuii ot the liar,!, j tpni 10 nve yea in the of was peni- Cascarets and bowels. gripe, ioc. wrauiate liver, kidneor "wvCr sicicen, weaken yg E3 bv fouchinri rhe Spot with Bdiadciiiia Raking and health making are included in tJh makine of HIRBS Rootbeer. The preps ration of this great ten pcrauce drink is an event of importance in a million well regulated homes. HIRES Rootbeer is full of good healtli. Invigorating, appris ing, satisfying. "J some up to-day ana have it ready to pw down whenever you re thirsty. Made only by The Charles K. Hires Co.. Philadelphia. A pack age makes 5 gallon!. Sold everywhere. SUBSCRIBE FOR . THE COLUMBIAN ii www i lit